Integrated Arts?

The Integrated Arts is a model designed to offer support, extension, and supplementary experiences in content areas through interdisciplinary arts activities. The Common Core Standards' emphasis on developing depth and rigor in thought and the ability to communicate relevant information with increasing skill provides the necessary impetus for this model. Content will be viewed through many lenses, allowing the entirety of relevant ideas to be processed and applied broadly and with added depth. Work with visual arts, music, drama, literature, writing, technology, and design will be incorporated and collaboration with classroom teachers will be ongoing. As Yeats wrote, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire". The Integrated Arts is an opportunity to light a very purposeful, very directed fire.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Del Mar Heights' World Music Program Begins!

Our first visiting musician, Reyes Barrios

We at Del Mar Heights embrace the things that make us unique and celebrate the diversity of our community. We appreciate that technology has made the world is an increasingly small place and that our students need to grow in awareness of global ideas and international concepts. We also seek to give children the inspiration and instruction to become expressive, creative members of their communities: classroom, school, family, city, country, and global. With this in mind we are pleased to introduce The Del Mar Heights' World Music Program.

Over the last six months members of our brave and brilliant PTA have been working with our Arts Teacher, Mr. Smith, to create an instructional structure to increase exposure, understanding, and ability with various musical traditions. Each grade level will have multiple instructional sessions with visiting musicians and dancers from various continents. Students will participate in creating and understanding music using a wide range of instruments. These instructional sessions will culminate in performances that demonstrate growth.

We begin our World Music Program with a session for Kindergarten through Third-Grade students taught by native Spanish Flamenco dancer and musician, Reyes Barrios. Flamenco dance, rhythm, and musicianship will be the instructional focus. Flamenco will be immediately appealing to our students as Reyes teaches about music and dance as she shares about Spain and its culture.

Future visiting musicians in the World Music Program will range from Indian percussionists to Peruvian Pan flutists. Teaching musicians are being selected on an ongoing basis with an effort to build both musical skill and foster global awareness.

This is an exciting time for our school! Please feel free to contact Mr. Smith if you have any questions regarding this program.
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